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Custom Button style is appearing in preview but not on device

I made a custom style for my buttons. It is perfectly appearing in Layout Preview (through Android Studio XML Preview) but when I'm running the app, the button has not the wanted borders.
Any idea of the reason(s) that may cause this ?
activity_main.xml
<style name="Button.Pink" parent="Button">
<item name="android:background">#drawable/rounded_corners_button</item>
<item name="android:backgroundTint">#color/pink</item>
<item name="android:textColor">#color/white</item>
</style>
styles.xml
<Button
style="#style/Button.Pink"
android:id="#+id/btn_sale"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_gravity="top|start"
android:enabled="false"
android:foreground="?attr/selectableItemBackground"
android:text="#string/sale"
android:layout_marginTop="4dp"
android:layout_marginStart="4dp"
android:visibility="gone"
tools:visibility="visible" />
rounded_corners_button.xml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<selector xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
<item>
<shape android:shape="rectangle">
<corners android:radius="65dp" />
</shape>
</item>
</selector>
EDIT :
Adding some pictures of renderers
What the XML Preview Layout Design shows :
What the app shows :

Try change this line
<style name="Button.Pink" parent="Button">
To
<style name="Button.Pink" parent="Widget.AppCompat.Button"> //AppCompat style to support backports.
UPDATED
If you are targeting min api 21 then try latest material button introduced in support library 28..
<android.support.design.button.MaterialButton
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="Sale"
app:backgroundTint="#color/colorAccent"
app:cornerRadius="50dp"
android:layout_marginEnd="8dp"
android:layout_marginRight="8dp" />

Maybe you just forgot to remove android:visibility="gone"? :)))
Also why are you using android:backgroundTint and android:foreground?
Maybe you can do something more simple, like this
<shape xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:shape="rectangle">
<solid android:color="#android:color/"
<corners android:radius="65dp" />
</shape>
And also create shapes for other states and than create one selector

Use below code I hope it will help you
Button
<Button
android:id="#+id/button1"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:padding="10dp"
android:textColor="#ffffff"
android:background="#drawable/rounded_corners_button"
android:text="Buttons" />
rounded_corners_button in draweble
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<selector xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android" >
<item >
<shape android:shape="rectangle" >
<corners android:radius="5dip" />
<stroke android:width="1dip" android:color="#00FFFF" />
<gradient android:angle="-90" android:startColor="#8dbab3" android:endColor="#58857e" />
</shape>
</item>
</selector>

colorControlHighlight not working for my button, since I have put background to my button

colorControlHighlight not working for my button, since I have put background to my button
my button
<Button
android:text="OTHERS"
android:textStyle="bold"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:id="#+id/others_button"
android:onClick="gotToOthersForm"
android:background="#A4000000"
android:textSize="24sp"
android:textColor="#ffffff" />
My style item
<item name="colorControlHighlight">#color/colorAccent</item>
If there is no background color given to button then it will work

Find the solution
Create bg_button_selector
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<selector xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
<item android:state_pressed="true">
<shape>
<solid android:color="#color/colorAccent" />
</shape>
</item>
<item>
<shape>
<solid android:color="#color/Normal" />
</shape>
</item>
</selector>
Create Button
<Button
android:text="OTHERS"
android:textStyle="bold"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:id="#+id/others_button"
android:onClick="gotToOthersForm"
android:background="#drawable/bg_button_selector"
android:textSize="24sp"
android:textColor="#ffffff" />

Change edittext backgroundTint Color

Here is my editext, i want to change bottom line color of edittext. i use android:backgroundTint but its only work in API 21 and above it.
<EditText
android:id="#+id/password"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_marginBottom="20dp"
android:backgroundTint="#color/edittintcolor"
android:drawableLeft="#drawable/lock"
android:hint=" Password"
android:padding="15dp"
android:textColor="#color/edittintcolor"
android:textColorHint="#color/edittintcolor"
android:textSize="18sp"
android:typeface="serif" />
I want to change this color using XML or style not in java code

bg.xml
<shape xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:shape="rectangle">
<solid android:color="#FDEEF4" />
<corners
android:radius="15dp" />
<stroke android:width="1dip" android:color="#F9966B" />
<EditText
android:id="#+id/password"
android:layout_width="200dp"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_centerHorizontal="true"
android:layout_centerVertical="true"
android:background="#drawable/bd=g"
android:hint="#string/password"
android:inputType="textPassword" >
</EditText>

Create a drawable xml for your edittext background.. Use this following code..
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<layer-list xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
<item>
<shape android:shape="rectangle">
<solid android:color="#android:color/transparent" />
<!--background color of box-->
</shape>
</item>
<item
android:left="-2dp"
android:right="-2dp"
android:top="-2dp">
<shape>
<solid android:color="#android:color/transparent" />
<stroke
android:width="1dp"
android:color="#android:color/white" />
<!-- color of edittext line -->
</shape>
</item>
</layer-list>
and set that drawable xml as your edittext background. :)

use command like below in edit text
<EditText
android:id="#+id/password"
android:layout_width="200dp"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_centerHorizontal="true"
android:layout_centerVertical="true"
android:background="#drawable/edittextborder"
android:hint="#string/password"
android:inputType="textPassword" >
<requestFocus />
</EditText>
then proceed with below code inside drawable folder
<shape xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:shape="rectangle">
<solid android:color="#FDEEF4" />
<corners
android:radius="15dp" />
<stroke android:width="1dip" android:color="#F9966B" />
EDEEF4 represents the tint color

We can achieve by using two ways,
Method 1:
We can design background image using selector drawable,
create backgroundEditText.xml in drawable,
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<selector xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
<item
android:state_window_focused="false"
android:state_enabled="true"
android:drawable="#drawable/textfield_default" />
<item
android:state_window_focused="false"
android:state_enabled="false"
android:drawable="#drawable/textfield_disabled" />
<item
android:state_pressed="true"
android:drawable="#drawable/textfield_pressed" />
<item
android:state_enabled="true"
android:state_focused="true"
android:drawable="#drawable/textfield_selected" />
<item
android:state_enabled="true"
android:drawable="#drawable/textfield_default" />
<item
android:state_focused="true"
android:drawable="#drawable/textfield_disabled_selected" />
<item
android:drawable="#drawable/textfield_disabled" />
textfield_pressed.9.png
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textfield_selected.9.png
[![textfield_selected.9][5]][5]
We need to set backgroundEditText for EditText in layout file
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="fill_parent"
android:orientation="vertical" >
<EditText
android:id="#+id/edit1"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="#string/edit1_text"
android:inputType="text"
android:background="#drawable/edit_text"
/>
</LinearLayout>
[![Final Output ][6]][6]
Method 2:
Using android.support.v4 support library, we can give backward compatibility.

You can use this site to generate your own EditText style.
Generate drawable and set it as background, like:
android:background="#drawable/generated_theme_edit_text"

Android - Button not 100% transparent

I have added the following button in my XML file:
<Button
style="#style/RoundedButton"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_gravity="center_horizontal"
android:background="#drawable/rounded_button"
android:text="Say Hi" />
The following is what the rounded_button background looks like:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<shape xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:shape="rectangle">
<solid android:color="#android:color/transparent" />
<corners android:radius="50dp" />
<stroke
android:width="1dp"
android:color="#FFF" />
</shape>
The following is the RoundedButton style:
<style name="RoundedButton" parent="Base.Widget.AppCompat.Button">
<item name="android:textColor">#FFF</item>
<item name="android:background">#color/md_blue_700</item>
</style>
The following is the output:
As you can see, the background of the entire layout is blue. But for some reason, the button has a different shade of blue at either end. Why is this? How can I get it to be truly transparent and just show the background?

Is there any attribute for the button to make it look stylish?

I am using the following. I want to add stylish properties like color and style.
Please help
<Button
android:id="#+id/button1"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_below="#+id/textView2"
android:layout_centerHorizontal="true"
android:layout_marginTop="43dp"
android:text="OK" />

paste the following code into new xml file in drawable folder and name the file draw and
and in button give background of this xml file name
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<shape xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:padding="10dp"
android:shape="rectangle" >
<solid android:color="#1F2120" />
<corners
android:bottomLeftRadius="6dp"
android:bottomRightRadius="6dp"
android:textColor="#android:color/white"
android:topLeftRadius="6dp"
android:topRightRadius="6dp" />
</shape>
this is how you can use this
<Button
android:id="#+id/force"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="0dp"
android:layout_margin="15dp"
android:layout_weight="1"
android:background="#drawable/draw"
android:text="some txt"
android:textColor="#android:color/white"
android:textSize="20dp" />

<!-- Custom Style for bottom displaying confirm and cancel -->
<style name="Widget.GsMenuButton" parent="#style/Widget.Button">
<item name="android:layout_height">36px</item>
<item name="android:layout_width">82px</item>
<item name="android:singleLine">true</item>
<item name="android:ellipsize">end</item>
<item name="background">#drawable/gs_menu_btn</item>
<item name="android:textColor">#fff</item>
</style>
This is what i have done to make my button. It change the button background color with background attribute and change the text color with android:textColor. I think you can just add these to your button attribute.

you can add images to this button by using :
android:background="#drawable/image_name"
if you want to simply add some color to this button's background, you can do it like this:
android:background="#ff0000" // color code for red color
besides, you can specify text color like this :
android:textColor="#0000ff" // color code for blue color
if you want to change your button's background on different events like while the button is foccused, pressed etc. you need to create an xml file say mybutton_style.xml indrawable folder.
// code for mybutton_style.xml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<selector xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
<item android:state_pressed="true"
android:drawable="#drawable/btn_image_pressed" /> <!-- pressed -->
<item android:state_focused="true"
android:drawable="#drawable/btn_image_focussed" /> <!--focused -->
<item android:drawable="#drawable/btn_image_default" /> <!-- default -->
</selector>
after that you just need to specify it as your button's background:
android:background="#drawable/mybutton_style"

copy following bg.xml file in to your drawable folder.
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<selector xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
<item android:state_pressed="true"><shape android:shape="rectangle">
<corners android:radius="10dp" />
<gradient
android:endColor="#fffffa"
android:startColor="#ffffff"
android:angle="270" />
<solid android:color="#00aa00" />
<padding android:bottom="10.0dip" android:left="10.0dip" android:right="10.0dip" android:top="10.0dip" />
</shape></item>
<item android:state_pressed="false"><shape android:shape="rectangle">
<corners android:radius="10dp" />
<solid android:color="#ffffff" />
<gradient
android:endColor="#fffffa"
android:startColor="#ffffff"
android:angle="270" />
<padding android:bottom="10.0dip" android:left="10.0dip" android:right="10.0dip" android:top="10.0dip" />
</shape></item>
</selector>
<Button
android:id="#+id/button1"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_below="#+id/textView2"
android:background="#drawable/bg"
android:layout_centerHorizontal="true"
android:layout_marginTop="43dp"
android:text="OK" />

if you want to make your button stylish but in simple way then you can try the following:
android:background="#null"
android:typeface="serif"
if you don't want simple stuff then you can customize it as you want.